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Radioactivity is the spontaneous emission of radiation from unstable nuclei to achieve stability, first discovered by Henri Becquerel. The stability of a nucleus is influenced by the neutron-to-proton ratio, binding energy, and electrostatic repulsion, with three main types of decay: alpha, beta, and gamma. The law of radioactive decay states that the disintegration rate is proportional to the number of undecayed nuclei, with applications in nuclear power, medicine, and archaeology.
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